What Type Of Learning Experiences—Shallow, Advancement Or Deep–Are You Serving Customers? July 28, 2017 by Jeff Hurt The world has drastically changed in the past several decades. But most conference experiences have changed very little, if at all. They compete with the Internet to distribute content and deliver information. So what type of conference education are you serving your customers—shallow learning, advancement learning or deep learning? Do you even know the difference … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , advancement learning, authentic learning, conference education, conference learning experiences, deep learning, designing learning experiences, learning design, learning experiences, shallow learning, strategic learning, surface learning
Successful Conference Professionals Understand, Design And Offer Deep Learning Experiences To Attendees July 27, 2017 by Jeff Hurt Most conferences offer some type of learning opportunities for their participants. From informal peer networking to roundtable discussions to formal expert lectures and panel discussions. The education opportunities abound. Traditionally, the goal of conference education is to deliver as much information as possible as fast as possible to as many people as possible. Today, many … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , authentic learning, conference education, conference learning experiences, deep learning, designing learning experiences, learning design, learning experiences, shallow learning, surface learning
We Must Stop Promoting Conference Fast-Track, Artificial, Butt-In-Seat, Surface Learning September 13, 2016 by Jeff Hurt How are your conference attendees learning? Yes, of course we should ask, “What are they learning?” More importantly, we need to ask, “How are they learning?” We’ve got to confront the ineffectiveness of our conference education approaches! We must begin to offer effective alternatives to the traditional “sit and get” lecture. If we want to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning principles, conference education, deep learning, surface learning
